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Swiernik Opens ESS CNY Speedweek With Win at Can-Am

2025-07-05 17:39

By Curtis Berleue (LaFargeville, NY) | On the opening night of the 2025 version of the Empire Super Sprints Central NY Speedweek, it was all Dylan Swiernik as he went quick time in his group, won his heat and won the A-Main en-route to a $2,500 payday.
Dillon Paddock and Davie Franek would bring the field to green for 25 laps. As the field got to turn one, Franek would get a little sideways allowing Paddock to take an early lead. Matt Tanner would fall in line behind him, with Franek relegated back to third.
10th-starting Jordan Poirier made quick work of all 10 cars in front of him, as he passed Paddock for the lead coming to the start/finish line on lap 4. For the next handful of laps, Poirier paced the field, though Paddock didn't let him out of his sight.
On lap 8, Dylan Swiernik entered the chat for the podium as he passed Franek for third, coming from his 8th starting spot.
A caution shortly after stacked the field up for a restart. Poirier jumped back out to the lead, with Swiernik picking off another car for the second spot. As the laps clicked off, the lead duo started to pull away from the field.
On lap 13, Swiernik saw his opportunity coming off of turn two and used a run he had built on the bottom to his advantage, rocketing past Poirier for the lead. With a clear track in front of him, Swiernik didn't look back, almost immediately building a lead of over two seconds. Through the remaining laps, Poirier wasn't able to get back to Swiernik, who picked up his first win of 2025.
"It was amazing," said Swiernik of his new car in victory lane. "I didn't really realize when that caution came out how far ahead I was."
"I was able to stay with him (Poirier) off of three and four, made my move in two and just pulled away for the win from there."
Jordan Poirier earned the A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger award by virtue of going 10th to 2nd.
"I knew my car was going away out of two, everybody was throwing dust from the bottom to the top," said Poirier. "I felt like somebody would need a good car to pass me still, but then I saw Dylan could go middle, top bottom. I tried to follow him but I was stuck where the track was clean, I couldn't really go up in the dust."
Finishing third was Billy VanInwegen.
"I just have to clean up a couple of things on my end," said VanInwegen. "I got off to a really rough start, missed my marks a couple of times. What a racetrack though, that was a really cool race, the track changed a lot throughout the race and it just took me a little bit to get back in the swing of things."
29 cars signed in for the first night of Central NY Speedweek, splitting the field into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Jason Barney, Dylan Swiernik and Davie Franek. Elab Smokers Boutique heat races were won by Dalton Rombough, Dylan Swiernik and Davie Franek. The Cooks Hardware Dash went to Danny Varin, while Chad Phelps won the Lacaillade Masonry B-Main.
The Empire Super Sprints Central NY Speedweek continues Thursday July 3rd at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY. For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).
The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Precision Shocks, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, and DirtTrackDigest.com.
The ESS Road Ahead:
Thursday, July 3 - Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Friday, July 4 - Brewerton Speedway - Brewerton, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Saturday, July 5 - Fulton Speedway - Fulton, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Sunday, July 6 - Weedsport Speedway - Weedsport, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Full Results:
A-Main (25 laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[8]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[10]; 3. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 5. 01-Danny Varin[13]; 6. 41-Dalton Rombough[4]; 7. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni[11]; 8. 53-Shawn Donath[12]; 9. 38-Zach Sobotka[15]; 10. 15-Ryan Turner[9]; 11. 8-Dillon Paddock[1]; 12. 5H-Chris Hile[18]; 13. 98-Joe Trenca[17]; 14. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 15. 36-Logan Crisafulli[7]; 16. 4P-Chase Moran[16]; 17. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 18. 21-Alex Therrien[14]; 19. 25-George Sanford[22]; 20. 96X-Chad Phelps[19]; 21. 13-Keith Granholm[24]; 22. 13E-Evan Reynolds[25]; 23. 81-Tyler Reynolds[23]; 24. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[21]; 25. 45-Nick Sheridan[20]
Lacaillade Masonry B-Main: 1. 96X-Chad Phelps[1]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[3]; 3. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[2]; 4. 25-George Sanford[8]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5]; 6. 13-Keith Granholm[4]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[7]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson[10]; 9. 84-Tyler Rand[6]; 10. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[11]; 11. 4-Emily VanInwegen[9]
Cooks Hardware Dash: 1. 01-Danny Varin[2]; 2. 21-Alex Therrien[1]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka[6]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[4]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 6. 5H-Chris Hile[5]
Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1: 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[2]; 2. 90-Matt Tanner[6]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[1]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 5. 21-Alex Therrien[4]; 6. 4P-Chase Moran[7]; 7. 96X-Chad Phelps[10]; 8. 45-Nick Sheridan[5]; 9. 84-Tyler Rand[8]; 10. 4-Emily VanInwegen[9]
Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2: 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[1]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[3]; 4. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 5. 01-Danny Varin[10]; 6. 5H-Chris Hile[5]; 7. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[2]; 8. 13-Keith Granholm[8]; 9. 13E-Evan Reynolds[9]; 10. 33-Lacey Hanson[7]
Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[2]; 3. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni[4]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[3]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[6]; 6. 38-Zach Sobotka[5]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[9]; 9. 25-George Sanford[8]
Awards & Contingencies:
Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #87-Jason Barney; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #28F-Davie Franek
Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #41-Dalton Rombough; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #28F-Davie Franek
Cobra Coaches / Cooks Hardware Dash Winner ($125): #01-Danny Varin
Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #96X-Chad Phelps
Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #8-Dillon Paddock
Keizer Wheels 5th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #01-Danny Varin
King Motorsports 10th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #15-Ryan Turner
Pinnacle Investments 11th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #8-Dillon Paddock
Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #98-Joe Trenca
All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #36-Logan Crisafulli
A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #28-Jordan Poirier (+8)
Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #77E-Ashton VanEvery
Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #28-Jordan Poirier; #10V-Billy VanInwegen
Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #53-Shawn Donath
Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #3C-Paulie Colagiovanni